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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Sphinx Moths (Sphingidae) » Sphinginae » Sphingini » Sphinx » Great Ash Sphinx - Hodges#7802 (Sphinx chersis)
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Unknown moth - Sphinx chersis
Copyright © 2015 Ffbbrit

Unknown moth - Sphinx chersis
Utah, USA
What kind of moth is this
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Contributed by Ffbbrit on 9 June, 2015 - 3:21pm
Last updated 19 November, 2015 - 8:56am

Moved
Moved from Sphinx Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 19 November, 2015 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

Sphinx chersis
Looks like a freshly emerged Sphinx chersis
… Teá Montagna, 18 November, 2015 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

 
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Nice to find out my wild guess was not far fetched!
… A. Hendrickson, 18 November, 2015 - 10:34pm login or register to post comments

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… A. Hendrickson, 14 June, 2015 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

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… Kyhl Austin, 14 June, 2015 - 1:49am login or register to post comments

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I think this is a Sphinz Moth with incomplete enclosure at the time of the photograph. There is a very large one in your area that has striping like this one seen here that might be a possibility for species.
… A. Hendrickson, 10 June, 2015 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

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